Day 1
11th November 2020
Welcome Remarks & Explanation of Features of Digital Platform
Opening Keynote: Update from the Housing Minister
Speakers to be confirmed
- What is the government’s plan of action for long term recovery?
- Quality homes vs economic recovery: What will the government prioritise? What role do you see planning playing in the long term recovery?
- What has been the response to the ‘Planning For the Future’ Consultation?
- How is the white paper consultation influencing policy development?
- How will the NPPF be revised to take forward the government's planning agenda?
Data Download Presentation: Housing Market Update in Facts and Stats
Speakers to be confirmed
- What capacity is expected to be added in the next 12 months?
- Where is there growth and decline in the UK housing market?
- How long will the recovery be following the COVID-19 slump?
Panel Discussion: Revolution or Evolution? Process, 'Planning for the Future' and Technology in the New Normal
Mark Skilbeck
UK Planning Director, Land and Planning, Taylor Wimpey
Gilian Macinnes
Planning & Placemaking Advisor, Gilian Macinnes Associates
Holly Jones
Director of Planning and Infrastructure, Wychavon & Malvern Hills District Council
- A look back at the technology used to keep the sector going during the height of the Covid-19 crisis. What were the success and challenges that we can learn from
- Continuing to use technology for further community engagement. What is best practice and can you solely use technology? What about the elderly and engaging with them?
- What are the expectations for the new NPPF?
- Is it realistic to have local plans completed in 30 months? What level of resourcing is needed to make it realistic?
- How can you introduce new technology with the current technology contracts being so bolted?
Pause For Remembrance & Screen Break
Speakers to be confirmed
Presentation: Digitalising the Planning Process Confirmed speaker:
Euan Mills
Digital Transformation Manager, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Case Study Presentation: Engaging Earlier With the Community To Deliver Homes For The Communities’ Needs
John Wacher
Strategic Planning Manager - Viability, Greater London Authority
- What are effective consultations at the plan making stage?
- How have community needs changed since Covid-19?
- Public health and planning: is it possible to provide affordable housing in a low density environment?
- What impact will the Hackett Review have on communities scrutiny of developments?
Ask the Experts: What are the Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Replacing 106 with a National Infrastructure Levy?
James Scott
Group Director of Strategy & Planning, Urban&Civic
Phillip Barnes
Group Land & Planning Director, Barratt Developments
Speakers to be confirmed
- What will be the impact on viability assessments with the National Infrastructure Strategy?
- How can you understand the deliverability of your infrastructure to write your local plan?
- How will the change to the funding process change plan making?
Lunch & Screen Break
Speakers to be confirmed
Presentation: The Green Belt: A Review of What Has Constituted ‘Exceptional Circumstances’
Charles Goode
ESRC Doctoral Researcher in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Birmingham
- Examples of which authorities have released land from the green belt and the reasons given
- An analysis of the success and failures of the joint strategic planning in Greater Manchester, Greater London and other areas
- What is next?: A look at the planning white paper and its implications for the green belt
2 x 10 Minute Presentations Followed By Panel Discussion: Zonal Planning: Weighing Up the Challenges and Opportunities for Housing with Zonal Planning
David Morris
Planning and Operations Director, Catesby Estates
Grant Butterworth
Head of Planning, Leicester City Council
- How much zonal planning will be introduced to the planning system with the Planning for the Future policy?
- What resources are needed to help support the introduction of zonal planning?
Presentation: Changes to the Classes Order: Will there be a Surge of Repurposed Buildings for Residential Purposes?
Helen Fadipe
Planning Consultant, Buckinghamshire Council
- How can local authorities work with developers to ensure buildings repurposed under the new use class order still provide quality homes?
- How can you work within the new class order to expand your retail offering and prevent the ‘death of the high street’?
Panel Discussion: Design Codes: What you need to know from creation to working within them
Speakers to be confirmed
- How can local authorities develop design codes that have the desired impact?
- What are the resources that are needed to deliver these to a high enough standard?
- What is best practice for developers to work within the design codes to ensure viable development?
- How might pattern books be used with permitted development rights to enable development that meets local authority requirements?
Data Download: What are Local Authorities Putting into Their Local Delivery Plans?
David Dewar
Technical Writer, Planning Magazine
An exclusive presentation from DCS and Planning Resource to give you an insight into what local authorities are writing into their local delivery plans and therefore what you should be considering.
Case Study: Master Plan Case Study: How Can you deliver homes that meet the variety of the needs of the community?
Speakers to be confirmed
Panel Discussion: Housing For The Future - Environmental Assessments, Placemaking & Population Change
David Bainbridge
Director, Savills
- Planning for climate change at a local level: What can you do to mitigate the environmental impact of developments in your authority?
- What will be the long term impact of putting ‘planning at the heart of recovery’?
- How can new developments have a lasting, effective legacy?
- How are local plans changing in response to the workforce changes?
November 11, 2020
Online Event
All sessions will be available on demand for 3 months after the day of the event but to be awarded CPD Points attendees will have to be logged in on the day.
*All times are in GMT
9:15am – 9:20am
Welcome Remarks & Explanation of Features of Digital Platform
Politics, Process & Digitalisation
9:20am – 9:50am
Opening Keynote: Update from the Housing Minister
- What is the government’s plan of action for long term recovery?
- Quality homes vs economic recovery: What will the government prioritise? What role do you see planning playing in the long term recovery?
- What has been the response to the ‘Planning For the Future’ Consultation?
- How is the white paper consultation influencing policy development?
- How will the NPPF be revised to take forward the government’s planning agenda?
9:55am – 10:15am
Data Download Presentation: Housing market update in facts and stats – How is the new standard methodology going to change it?
- What capacity is expected to be added in the next 12 months
- Where is the growth and decline in the UK housing market?
- How long will the recovery be following the COVID-19 slump?
10:15am – 10:55am
Panel Discussion: Revolution or Evolution? Process, planning for the future and technology in the ‘new normal’
- A look back at the technology used to keep the sector going during the height of the Covid-19 crisis. What were the success and challenges that we can learn from?
- Continuing to use technology for further community engagement. What is best practice and can you solely use technology? Will the increased digitalisation actually isolate some sectors of society?
- How might digital data used in local plans be standardised and the development process be digitalised?
- How can you introduce new technology with the current technology contracts being so bolted?
Holly Jones, Director of Planning and Infrastructure, Wychavon & Malvern Hills District Council
Gilian Macinnes, Planning & Placemaking Advisor, Gilian Macinnes Associates
Mark Skilbeck, UK Planning Director, Land and Planning, Taylor Wimpey
10:55am – 11:15am
Pause for remembrance and screen break
11:15am – 11:35am
Presentation: Digitalising the planning process
Euan Mills, Digital Transformation Manager, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
How to get more homes allocated
11:40am – 12:00am
Case Study Presentation: Engaging earlier with the community to deliver homes for the communities’ needs
- What are effective consultations at the plan making stage?
- How have community needs changed since Covid-19?
- Public health and planning: is it possible to provide affordable housing in a low density environment?
- What impact will the Hackett Review have on communities scrutiny of developments?
John Wacher, Strategic Planning Manager – Viability, Greater London Authority
12:00pm – 12:35pm
Ask the Experts: What are the challenges and opportunities presented by replacing 106 with a National Infrastructure Levy?
- What will be the impact on viability assessments with the National Infrastructure Strategy?
- How can you understand the deliverability of your infrastructure to write your local plan?
- How will the change to the funding process change plan making?
- What impact will the Hackett Review have on communities scrutiny of developments?
Phillip Barnes, Group Land & Planning Director, Barratt Developments
James Scott, Group Director of Strategy & Planning, Urban&Civic
12:35pm – 1:30pm
Lunch and screen break
1:30pm – 1:50pm
Presentation: The Green Belt: A review of what has constituted ‘exceptional circumstances’?
- Examples of which authorities have released land from the green belt and the reasons given
- An analysis of the success and failures of the joint strategic planning in Greater Manchester, Greater London and other areas
- What’s next? – A look at the planning white paper and its implications for the green belt
Charles Goode, ESRC Doctoral Researcher in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Birmingham
1:55pm – 2:45pm
3 x 10 Minute Presentations followed by Panel Discussion: Zonal Planning – Weighing up the challenges and opportunities for housing with zonal planning
- How much zonal planning will be introduced to the planning system with the Planning for the Future policy?
- What resources are needed to help support the introduction of zonal planning?
Grant Butterworth, Head of Planning, Leicester City Council
How to get more homes permitted
2:45pm – 3:05pm
Presentation: Changes to the Classes Order – Will there be a surge of repurposed buildings for residential purposes?
- How can local authorities work with developers to ensure buildings repurposed under the new use class order still provide quality homes?
- How can you work within the new class order to expand your retail offering and prevent the ‘death of the high street’?
Helen Fadipe, Planning Consultant, Buckinghamshire Council
3:10pm – 3:55pm
Panel Discussion: Design Codes – What you need to know. From creation to working within them
- How can local authorities develop design codes that have the desired impact?
- What are the resources that are needed to deliver these to a high enough standard?
- What is best practice for developers to work within the design codes to ensure viable development?
- How might pattern books be used with permitted development rights to enable development that meets local authority requirements?
David Morris, Planning and Operations Director, Catesby Estates
How to get more homes delivered
4:00pm – 4:20pm
Data Download: What are Local Authorities Putting into Their Local Delivery Plans?
An exclusive presentation from DCS and Planning Resource to give you an insight into what local authorities are writing into their local delivery plans and therefore what you should be considering.
David Dewar, Technical Writer, Planning Magazine
4:25pm – 4:45pm
Case Study: Master Plan Case Study – How can you deliver homes that meet the variety of the needs of the community?
4:50pm – 5:30pm
Panel Discussion: Housing For The Future – Environmental Assessments, Placemaking & Population Change
- What are the changes to environmental impact assessments?
- Planning for climate change at a local level: what can you do to mitigate the environmental impact of developments in your authority?
- What will be the long term impact of putting ‘planning at the heart of recovery’?
- How can new developments have a lasting, effective legacy?
- How are local plans changing in response to the workforce changes?
David Bainbridge, Director, Savills
Grant Butterworth, Head of Planning, Leicester City Council
5:30pm
Close of event and sessions become available for on-demand